Philippines: Muslims accept transition plan for autonomous region of Bangsomoro
UK: Mosque in Scotland vandalized with racist graffiti
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 5 civilians in Helmand
UN demands India provide answers on civilian killings in Kashmir
US: Trump threatens to annihilate Iran
Palestine: Jewish settlers torch West Bank farmland
Threats of trade war between Malaysia and EU on palm oil
Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8, injure 50
French Senate votes to ban headscarf on school trips
Austrian MP wears headscarf to protest its ban
UK: May to bring Brexit deal to Parliament in June
Austria: Vienna mayor condemns racism, anti-Muslim sentiment
US: Diyanet Mosque suffers large-scale damage
Sri Lanka: Anti-Muslim mob kills Muslim man, attacks Muslim shops, mosques
Pakistan’s roadside iftar feeds thousands in Ramadan
Tunisia: 37 Bangladeshi migrants drown off Tunisian coast
UK: Thousands march for Palestine in London
Pakistan: 3 security guards killed, 4 injured in terrorist attack in Gwadar hotel
Myanmar: Rohingya Muslim schools, shops set on fire
Palestine: Scores of Jewish settlers enter Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Threats of trade war between Malaysia and EU on palm oil
Ahmed J Versi London, UK, (The Muslim News): Malaysian Primary Industries Minister, Teresa Kok, is leading a mission to London, Brussels, Berlin and Rome to prevent new European Union (EU) regulations on banning the use of palm olive in … Continued
UK: May to bring Brexit deal to Parliament in June
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): British Prime Minister Theresa May will again bring her EU withdrawal deal to the House of Commons at the beginning of next month, a government statement said Tuesday. “This evening the Prime Minister … Continued
UK: Brexit: 1M march in London for new people’s vote
Anti Brexit activists stage a demonstration demanding a new referendum on the issue in London, United Kingdom on March 23. (Photo: Tayfun Salcı/AA) Muhammad Mussa and Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Up to a million people took to the streets … Continued
UK: May faces no confidence vote after historic Brexit defeat
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): British lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU withdrawal agreement after 432 of them voted against it on Tuesday evening. Opposition Leader, Jeremy Corbyn proposed a motion of no confidence in May’s Government. … Continued
UK: Britons favour second Brexit referendum
By Muhammad Mussa LONDON (AA): British voters now back a second referendum on the final Brexit deal, a new poll has revealed. The poll by the pro-EU movement Best for Britain and data consultancy group Foculdata shows that all regions … Continued
Turkey: 30 irregular migrants rescued in Aegean Sea
By Durmus Genc and Ali Balli MUGLA, Turkey (AA): At least 17 irregular migrants have been rescued in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s southwestern coast, said security sources on Saturday. The migrants requested help from the Turkish Coast Guard … Continued
Turkey: Erdogan discusses Khashoggi case with Saudi King
By Merve Yildizalp ANKARA (AA) – In a Sunday night phone call, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Erdogan stressed forming a joint working group to probe the … Continued
EU: Anti-Islamophobia kit launched in European Parliament
By Yusuf Hatip BRUSSELS (AA): In the wake of growing racism across Europe, a project to counter Islamophobia was launched in the European Parliament on Wednesday. Experts and academics from across Europe gathered at the parliament for the launch of … Continued
European rights court slams Belgium on headscarf issue
By Hajer M’tiri PARIS (AA): The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday convicted Belgian authorities for violating the EU Convention on Human Rights by excluding a Muslim woman from a courtroom for refusing to remove her headscarf. In … Continued
Belgium: 76 pct of Islamophobic attacks target women in Belgium
By Serife Cetin and Yusuf Hatip BRUSSELS (AA): Around 76 percent of Islamophobic attacks in Belgium in 2017 targeted Muslim women, an anti-Islamophobia association in the country revealed on Saturday. The Belgian Association for the Prevention of Islamophobia (CCIB) … Continued
Germany calls for end to US dominance in global finance
By Ayhan Simsek BERLIN (AA): German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Wednesday proposed measures against U.S. dominance in global finance amid a growing row between Washington and Berlin over the Iran nuclear deal. In an article he wrote for daily … Continued
UK: Tens of thousands march for Brexit deal referendum
By Muhammad Mussa LONDON (AA): Tens of thousands people took to the streets of London on Saturday afternoon demanding a referendum on the final deal between London and Brussels over the U.K. leaving the EU. The protest included MPs … Continued
US issues list of demands for new Iran nuclear deal, with threats of punitive sanctions
By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON (AA): U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued Monday a lengthy list of demands the U.S. is seeking to include in a new nuclear deal with Iran after President Donald Trump exited Washington from the … Continued
Myanmar: EU urges Myanmar to allow UN probe into Rohingya Muslim abuses
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar (AA) – The delegation of European Union countries in Myanmar urged the government on Thursday to grant an independent international investigation team access to the country. The request comes after Myanmar military admitted … Continued
EU lawmakers call for arms embargo against Saudi Arabia
By Ilker Girit (AA): The European Parliament on Thursday called for an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia amid the “world’s largest famine” in Yemen. In a non-binding voting, a resolution urging EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to … Continued
UK: Brexit bill passes first hurdle in parliament
By Inci Gundag LONDON (AA): Britain’s parliament voted early Tuesday to give the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill a second reading, clearing the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to launch negotiations for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU. … Continued
UK: May unveils post Brexit plans for EU citizens in UK
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): Prime Minister Theresa May laid out her government’s plans Thursday to grant special “settled EU status” to EU citizens living in the U.K. for five years. The new status unveiled during a European … Continued
UK PM May under fire over DUP vote deal
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA); As Brexit negotiations between the U.K. and the EU loom, an imminent voting deal between Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and 10 lawmakers from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) are casting a shadow … Continued
Myanmar: EU urges humanitarian access to Rakhine state
By Kyaw Ye Lynn YANGON, Myanmar (AA) – A top EU official on Monday called on Myanmar’s government to grant full humanitarian access to the western Rakhine state, decrying the worsening situation since the military locked down the area … Continued
UK triggers Article 50, officially starts Brexit
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal LONDON (AA): The U.K. government on Wednesday officially began the process of leaving the EU, more than nine months after the electorate voted for Brexit. A letter from Prime Minister Theresa May was sent to … Continued
Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
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